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Abe hints at scrapping reactor ban

The head of the Liberal Democratic Party repeated Saturday that he will consider revoking the ban on construction of new nuclear reactors after he takes office this week.
Shinzo Abe, who is all but assured of becoming the nation's next prime minister on Wednesday, made the remarks in Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, hinting he could abandon the policy, which is aimed at reducing the nation's dependence on nuclear power in light of the dangers presented by the Fukushima meltdowns.
"We'd like to review how to think about the issue nationwide," Abe said at a news conference in Yamaguchi on Friday.
He returned to his constituency ... (full story)